§. 11. Who cannot stand against flesh and blood, can much less stand against principalities and powers.§. 11. Who cannot stand against flesh and blood, can much lesse stand against principalities and powers.
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§. 11. Who cannot stand against flesh and blood, can much less stand against principalities and powers.
§. 11. Who cannot stand against flesh and blood, can much lesse stand against principalities and powers.
The affirmative part of the description of our assaulters followeth, which is joined to the other part with⟨p. 58⟩ an adversative particle but: 1not with flesh and blood, but with principalities: whereby is further confirmed that which we haveb before proved, and shall yet more evidently be demonstrated in handling the particular branches of this description,3 that our enemies, with whom we are to wrestle, are much more terrible then flesh and blood. I will not stand to prove the Doctrine again in this place, only here observe one use.
THe affirmatiue part of the description of our assaulters followeth, which is ioyned to the other part with⟨p. 58⟩ an aduersatiue particle but: 1not with flesh and blood, but with principalities: whereby is further confirmed that which we haueb before proued, and shall yet more euidently be demonstrated in handling the particular branches of this description,3 that our enemies, with whom wee are to wrestle, are much more terrible then flesh and blood. I will not stand to prooue the Doctrine againe in this place, onely heere obserue one vse.